Vladimir Tarasenko born December 13, 1991 in Yaroslavl, Russia. A standout junior in his homeland, Tarasenko captained Russia to a gold medal at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He joined Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL in 2008 and spent three seasons there before being traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in 2012. Tarasenko was drafted in the first round, sixteenth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.

In the summer of 2012, Tarasenko announced that he would be coming to North America to play in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues rather than stay and play in the KHL. His debut was delayed however due to the NHL lockout and he instead returned to SKA to play with the newly acquired Ilya Kovalchuk.

When play began in the NHL, Tarasenko started the 2012-13 NHL season with the Blues. He scored his first and second goals on the first two shots of his NHL career against the Detroit Red Wings in a 6-0 blowout. Tarasenko finished his first NHL season with eight goals and 11 assists in 38 games and was named January's Rookie of the Month.

Tarasenko would establish himself as one of the NHL's premier offensive players during the 2014-15 season. In 77 games for the Blues, he posted 37 goals and 73 points. He followed that up with a 74-point season in 2015-16 season, which included 40 goals.

On the international stage, Tarasenko has represented his native Russia numerous times. This is highlighted by a fourth place appearance at the 2011 IIHF World Championships and a fifth place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2007-08

Sibir Novosibirsk 2

Russia-3

17

6

4

10

2

2008-09

Sibir Novosibirsk 2

Russia-3

2008-09

Sibir Novosibirsk

KHL

38

7

3

10

2

2008-09

Russia

WJ18-A

7

8

7

15

6

+7

2009-10

Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk Jr.

Russia-Jr.

1

1

0

1

0

2009-10

Sibir Novosibirsk

KHL

42

13

11

24

18

2010-11

Sibir Novosibirsk

KHL

42

9

10

19

8

3

0

0

0

0

2010-11

Russia

WJC-A

7

4

7

11

0

+8

2010-11

Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk Jr.

Russia-Jr.

3

2

2

4

2

2010-11

Russia

WC-A

6

1

0

1

0

-3

2011-12

Sibir Novosibirsk

KHL

39

18

20

38

15

2011-12

SKA St. Petersburg

KHL

15

5

4

9

0

15

10

6

16

6

2012-13

SKA St. Petersburg

KHL

31

14

18

32

8

2012-13

St. Louis Blues

NHL

38

8

11

19

10

+1

1

0

0

0

0

2013-14

St. Louis Blues

NHL

64

21

22

43

16

+20

6

4

0

4

0

2013-14

Russia

Olympics

5

0

1

1

0

-1

2014-15

St. Louis Blues

NHL

77

37

36

73

31

+27

6

6

1

7

0

2014-15

Russia

WC-A

9

4

3

7

2

-1

2015-16

St. Louis Blues

NHL

80

40

34

74

37

+7

20

9

6

15

2

2016-17

St. Louis Blues

NHL

82

39

36

75

12

-1

11

3

3

6

0

NHL Totals

341

145

139

284

106

44

22

10

32

2

NHL Second All-Star Team (2015, 2016)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2015, 2016, 2017)